Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-15
DAILY HERALD.
TOWNS WITH ODD NAMES.
Ecccntricity steps I'm when Pa
triOtism Runs short.

triOtism Runs short.
When the people of town in this
country set about naming their post
office there seems to be no limitation
put upon them by Uncle Sam. except
that there cannot be more than one
postoffice of the same name in the
same State. The presidents have all
been honored. Washington leads the
list with 32, Jackson follows with 2S.
The hero of New Orleans, however,
beats the Father of his Country in
the number of names derived from
his name, he having A, while there
are only IL for Washington. But
there are 25 Mount Vernons, against
3 Hermitages and 20 Monticellos.
Jefferson is honored with 25 and 10
derivatives. There are 26 Monroes,
23 derivatives; "a Madisons, 21 de-
rivatives; Adams, II; derivatives,
30; Harrison, II; derivatives, A;
Tippecanoes, and Tyler too,
A; Van Buren,, Il; Taylor, 21;
33 derivatives; Polk, A; Pierce
A Fillmore, Is; Buchanan, II; Lin
coin, 27; derivatives, IA; johnson, 8
and II, Grant, IS; derivatives, 20;
Hayes, 8; Garfield, 25; Arthur, 10,
and Cleveland Is. OF other public
persons, Hamilton has been honored
by 20; Lee, 20, with AZ deriv-
atives; La Fayette, 21; La
MARITIME, 3; Gambetta, l; Nilas, 4
Hatton, II: Hawthorne, 10; Billings,3
Irving, 10; Garland 8; Jupiter2; June,
4; Jumbo, 2; Hamlin, 8; Bayard, Z;
Evarts, Bonaparte, l Napoleon, Z;
Hancock, 20; Jenny Lind, l Job and
Joash each l; Joseph, 3; Joshua, 2;
Blaine, 20; Logan, Is; Hendricks, Z;
Lamar, IL Manning, l Tilden, 8; Zeb
(Vance), l Sumner, II Jay, B; Conk-
ling, Z, and Roscoe, L; Noah, 4 Mont
gomery, 80; Montezuma, 20; Whittier,
x; Whitman, 6; Milton, 25; Gamaliel,
1; Paul, 2; Scott, II; Ivanhoe, 81;
Tennyson, /; Columbus, % Hudson,
26; Hugo, 3; Thad l, but whether
Thad Stevens or he of Warsaw is not
known; Humboldt, 9; Hume, 8;
Gladstone 10; Parnell, Z; Horace, 8;
Greeley, z; Cid, l; Barnum, 3; Gould,
3; Eads, l !; Don Juan, l !; Delilah, l
Bacchus, l, and Virgins, l.
The list begins and ends equally
we'll, having II Alphas and II Omegas,
with Genesis, l Man and Eve.
There is an Eye in North Carolina and
an Earling in Iowa. There is Foot
print on 4 Sands of = Times. There
are 3 Laws, Fee, but not a Lawyer.
Ohio has an Africa and Pennsylvania
has a Congo A Fish Hook is
aptly located in Pike county, Ills.
There is Fact in KANSAS and Fancy
i'm North Carolina, a Fairy in Texas
and two Fays. Minnesota has Faith
and Kansas Fame. Alabama appears
to have had hard time at one period,
for she has named one office Fail and
another Slipup, while Louisiana has a
Hard Time Landing, Texas an
Exile, Florida a Gar, Georgia
. Crane Eater, Tennessee a Miser,
Missouri a Mirabite, California a
Gazelle, Georgia Drorfe, Ohio De-
lightful, North Carolina Lovely, In
diana Corrects, Missouri Useful,
Washington Useless, Arkansas Delay,
Tennessee one Speck, South Carolina
Dutchman, Georgia Duck, Missouri
Lingo, Tennessee Aunt, Pennsylvania
a Crumb, Georgia and North Carolina
each an Alligator, Montana an Ana
conda, California an Angels
Camp, Texas Baby Head, Oregon
Bake Oven, Florida Banana. An
eating house station in Indiana is
called Alldine. There are three
Bachelors with Bachelors Hall in
Virginia and Bachelors Retreat in
South Carolina; Texas has Dime
Box, Alabama Dug, Kansas Dun,
Wisconsin Dry Bone, Georgia Hard
Cash, Pennsylvania Bullion, Ken
tucky Hard Money and Alabama a |
Dollar. Texas says Glory, Ken
lucky Goforth, Missouri Good Night, |
Texas Good Luck, Oregon has Glad
Tidings, Texas Graball, Arkansas and
West Virginia each have Gin, South |
Carolina has Bonnet, Georgia Hat
and a Hatoff, Kentucky Habit,
Tennessee Hatmaker, Kentucky
has Honesty, Texas Ditto, Florida |
a Hanlover, Tennessee Pokeberry,
Nebraska Humpback, Pennsyl- |
vania Husband, Alabama Widows,
Tennessee Help, Texas Hayrick.
There is Total Wreck in Arizona, "A |
Trump in Tennessee, Worms in |
Dakota, a Viper in Kentucky, Vox
Populi in Texas, Sodom in Ohio, Vul-
ture in Arizona, Shoe Fly and Seclu-
sion in Texas, Pig in Kentucky Poetry |
in Texas, Pop Corn in Kansas, Pure |
Air in Missouri, Pumpkin in Georgia,
Potato, Rain and Peanut in Virginia,
Pea in Alabuma, Peculiar and
Umpire in Missouri, Philanthropy |
in Ohio, Recovery in Georgia. |
There is Phil, Bob, 2 Zifs, Zig, |
Ais. Mascot, Nix, Bill, Bob, a
Bet, 2 Bens, l Barefoot, Big Foots, |
Big Bug, 2 Chaps, Catfish, Calf |
Killer, Bride, 3 Butterflies, Butter |
nut, l Blood, 6 Olios, 2 Enigmas, 3 |
French, 3 Germany, Funny Louis, l
Mermaid, Nj Wot, 3 Nameless, l
Mud, l Mouse Tail, Mossback, l
Clam Falls.
California has You Bet and Tennessee
U Bet; Texas. Uz; Georgia. Ty Ty;
Tennessee, Uns; Colorado, Uuaweey
Virginia, All Sid; North Carolina,
Aho: Tennessee, Yum Yum; Colora-
do; Zem Zem; Tennessee, Y. u; three
states o. X, and Colorado, o. u.
Missouri says Pay Down and Georgia
Pay up, Idaho, Sweet, Tennessee,
Sweet Lips. There are Stops,
Stump, Suns, 3 Moons, l Sniff and
; States. Close the list with Why